Churches offering concealed-carry weapons training to attract members

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39. To my mind legal and right are two different things.

I'm not a particularly optimistic guy, but I feel I have to believe in the sanctity of human life under any circumstances. I have to believe that even those who would do me harm deserve to live no matter what they have done or what they are trying to do to me.

I would add one rule to the four rules of gun safety:

Never judge a man with a gun in your hand.

You fight like you train. For me that means going into a fight with the objective of keeping everyone alive. But that's my choice based on my experiences and what I know about myself. I can't make that call for anybody else. Nor would I if I could. A confrontation involving deadly force is a black hole that we all ultimately have to face alone. It's up to each of us to decide how we go in because that will determine who we are when we come out the other side. At least that's the way it seems to me.

But all in all the laws regarding homicide are, generally speaking, fair and just, which makes those who abide by them the same as far as I'm concerned.